5 to Ex. ), to Plotnick's knowledge, there were no governmental approvals issued, or even applied for, that would permit the development of the Property with 160 or more units as of that date (see Doc. On November 30, 2016, after learning that CGP had an interest in acquiring Philmont Club, Marty Stallone, an Executive Vice President at Metropolitan, sent Nanula the AOS between NPT and PCC, along with the Eighth Amendment. Likewise, PCC outright rejected NPT's two offers-which it received prior to executing the PSA with CGP-rather than try to start a bidding war between CGP and NPT. W at 119:20-120:6; see also id. Metropolitan Development Group (Metropolitan) is a land development business (see id. Under Section 21 of their agreement of sale, NVR was given the option to assign the agreement to a third-party or terminate the agreement and simultaneously execute a substantially identical agreement of sale between PCC and a third-party. Those eligible for the class action lawsuit include all individuals (or their guardians or estate representatives) who resigned their equity memberships before January 1, 2016, and have not received their full refund amount. That this deception was undiscoverable, regardless of [PCC's] efforts, yields a duty to disclose.).) (Id.) 100-33, Ex. In other words, refund plans for resigned members are moving forward even with the sale of the country club. No. In addition, when Gnagey provided a site characterization report and remedial action plan to the Fund, it failed to describe or depict the eight abandoned tanks, rendering the report inaccurate under the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's regulations. And, like RLH, Ridgewood ultimately did not contract to buy anything from PCC. 100-28, Ex. No. (Doc. A subsidiary of Concert Golf Partners that controls the Plantation No. (Doc. 125-4, Ex. A.) . at 28:8-21 (Q: If you found out, if you learned before the sale of the club to Concert Golf, if you found out Ridgewood was going to make an offer with an increased amount but did not do so because Concert instructed Ridgewood not to make an offer, had you out about that, would you still have recommended the sale of the club to Concert Golf? But see id. Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEOA) - 42 USC 2000e NPT planned to develop the Property and sell the developed lots to NVR to build homes. 1. No. No. Moreover, the fact that Ridgewood and CGP stood to make a significant profit working together is also not basic to the transaction. Defendants file a Motion for Summary Judgment requesting that the Court decide the entire case based on the evidence without the need for trial. (See Doc. ), Defendants are correct that 550 and 551 impose liability only on one who is a party to a transaction. 20 to Ex. No. NN at 267:21-268:1. No. 100-28, Ex. 100-34, Ex. 149-1 at 37.) 101-1 at 11.) And on November 30, in response to receiving Meyer's email with the contact information of two firms (NPT and NVR), Nanula told Meyer that he would find the right people to get this land transaction done (Doc. 149-1 at 71.) It is undisputed that PCC was in a distressed financial situation. No. 22 to Ex. The Court concludes that no reasonable juror would find Ridgewood and CGP's relationship-and the profits they would garner from their separate and independent transaction-was material. 149-1 at 50. NPT, individually and as PCC's assignee, asserted claims for fraud, breach of contract, conspiracy, and violations of federal antitrust law. No. W at 36:20-37:13.). . Viewing the facts in the light most favorable to NPT, the Court will not consider whether there was a $5 million informal offer for the nine-hole Property, as NPT contends the Court must infer that Meyer did not make an offer since he failed to mention it in 2018. Corp. USA, Inc. v. Am. Second, although Meyer testified that it would have been disconcerting to him if Nanula told Ridgewood to stand down, he did not testify that that information alone would have changed his mind regarding approving the deal. 100-5, Ex. Nos. 124-1 at 44.) but in reality he was planning to actually spend less than $5 million, would you have still voted to sell the club to Concert Golf? (See Doc. No. Last, the Concert Defendants argue that summary judgment should be entered on NPT's 550 fraudulent concealment claim because NPT has no evidence that CGP or Nanula intentionally concealed a material fact from [PCC]. (Doc. I don't know the answer to that question.).) Because the Concert Defendants did not owe PCC a duty of disclosure under any of the circumstances enumerated in the Restatement (Second) of Torts 551(2)(a)-(e), the Court grants the Concert Defendants' summary judgment motion as to NPT's 551 fraudulent nondisclosure claim. No. (Doc. 2015) (Under Pennsylvania law, if a party is able to prove breach of contract but can show no damages flowing from the breach, the party is entitled to recover nominal damages. At the conclusion of the meeting the Seller agreed to a minimal reduction in the sales price and unfortunately, without an Amendment to the LPA, we are forced to provide you this notice. (Id.) 6.) (See Doc. No. (Id. 149-1 at 124; Doc. 2:23-CV-00344 | 2023-01-27. (Id. 30, 2021) (finding that the gist of the action barred fraudulent inducement claim where the plaintiffs alleged that the defendant never intended to pay the plaintiffs the compensation they were promised under their contracts). 117 at 16-17. 149-1 at 47. 100-25, Ex. No. Plaintiff North Penn Towns, L.P. (NPT), as assignee of Philmont Country Club (PCC), has sued Concert Golf Partners, LLC (CGP) and Peter Nanula (the Concert Defendants) and Ridgewood Real Estate Partners, LLC (Ridgewood), Jonathan Grebow, and Michael Plotnick (the Ridgewood Defendants) (collectively, Defendants) for fraud, fraudulent nondisclosure, and fraudulent concealment under Restatement (Second) of Torts 550 and 551, aiding and abetting fraud, and breach of contract. 100-7, Ex. (See Doc. Imposition of liability for fraudulent concealment is commonly applied in two types of situations, although it is not limited to them. Restatement (Second) of Torts 550, cmt. (See Doc. 116, 117.) (See, e.g., 123-5, Ex. No. However, at the end of his email, Nanula wondered, why do we need Ridgewood at all? No. Notice of Appeal as to Class Certification filed by Concert, Notice of Appeal as to Class Certification filed by PGCC. Silverman testified that, had Ridgewood reached out to. 13 (September 27, 2016 email from Plotnick to Meyer, stating, Thanks again for taking the time to speak with and tour Jonathan and I today. 100-28, Ex. (See Doc. 124-1 at 11.) 117 F.Supp.3d 673 (E.D. There is scant case law on what constitutes a party to a transaction under 550 and a business transaction between parties under 551. Also, on September 27, Meyer met with Plotnick and Grebow, the President and CEO of Ridgewood, at Philmont Club to discuss Ridgewood's interest in the Property. 173.) at 23. (Id. (Id. K.), NPT cites an unsigned Third Amendment to the LPA, which was circulated on September 26, to support its assertion that NPT and NVR eventually did come to an understanding. (See Doc. ), On September 25, the day before the due diligence period was set to expire, Meyer emailed PCC's counsel, stating, After further thought, we have decided to let the agreement expire and evaluate our position rather than continue to negotiate with NVR. (Doc. No. LLC v. Gordon Grp. When resigning from a PGCC equity membership, members go on a waiting list to get refunds. is the critical determinative factor in determining whether the claim is truly one in tort, or for breach of contract); id. No. P.) The following day, on December 1, Stallone sent Nanula the draft of the text amendment he presented to Lower Moreland Township's Board of Supervisors at its September meeting related to zoning. . Third, even though Silverman testified that his opinion would have changed had he known that Concert told Ridgewood to stay down, Silverman is but one vote. (Doc. Pa. 2013) (Haywood's motion for summary judgment must, therefore, be denied because the University, if it proves the other elements of a claim for breach of contract, may be entitled to nominal damages.). Judge removes the case from the June 2022 trial docket. 16 at 4-5 (There is no regard for the agreement between Philmont and Concert golf [sic] and I will clearly go on the record of saying Concert stole Philmont and to date has yet to live up to any of the declarations in the agreement . We promised members $5m of Phase 2 capex, which will be more like $4.5m. Nanula reasoned that CGP would get a little more of the total proceeds because (1) we have to deal with member pressures and capex vagaries 3-5 years down the road, and (2) we upfronted the capital to buy all 300+ acres of land so that Ridgewood does not have to do this. (Id.) AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) The agreement to hold concerts at Lake Olmstead Stadium has hit a sour note. No. Click Here to read our Client Testimonials, 1015 15th Street NorthwestSuite 1125Washington, DC 20005, 1605 Main StreetSuite 710Sarasota, FL 34236, 1325 4th AvenueSuite 1730Seattle, WA 98101, Guillain-Barr Syndrome and Vaccine Injury. A (executed copy of a September 29, 2016 confidentiality agreement between Ridgewood and PCC).) 100-35, Ex. 100-26, Ex. No. A: Well, you know, because we - we wanted to be out of the club business so, you know, if we received one offer where we were going to have an operator versus another offer that was just for real estate deal there may have been some concerns about, you know, continuing to having [sic] to operate the club.). 149-1 at 30-31.) The Tenth Circuit's logic in In re Rumsey Land Company, LLC applies with equal force as to Ridgewood. Defendants moved to dismiss the Complaint (see Doc. No. We are taking the risk in this scenario, not the club.); accord id., Ex. In this same vein, a fraudulent inducement claim premised on an the allegation that a party to the contract never intended to abide by a provision in the contract is barred by the gist of the action doctrine. Because we dismissed the fraud claims brought against all Defendants, supra Sections IV.A and IV.B, there is no fraud for which either the Concert Defendants or the Ridgewood Defendants can have aided and abetted. No. In Pennsylvania, the elements of fraud must be proven by clear and convincing evidence. See Gnagey Gas & Oil Co., Inc., 82 A.3d at 493, 500 n.4 (noting that the presiding officer found that the Fund presented clear and convincing evidence that Gnagey perpetrated a fraud in concealing the existence of the abandoned tanks and/or misrepresenting the number of tanks at the site and ultimately affirming the presiding officer's holding that the hiding of the tanks constituted fraud); see also SodexoMAGIC, LLC v. Drexel Univ., 24 F.4th 183, 205, 212 (3d Cir. We paid $18,000, then it went up to $21,000, then it went to $30,000, he said, referring to the value of his equity. 100-35 at 25-27.) On March 3, 2017, NPT initiated a lawsuit against CGP and PCC in the Montgomery County Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas (Case No. 149-1 at 158; Doc. . at 36:2-11.). Concert Golf offers a personalized and curated approach to partnership and operates 27 private golf and country clubs nationally, including former developer-owned clubs and longtime member-owned clubs. WKAR relies on individual PCC was in a distressed financial situation and decided to sell a portion of its property (the Property) for residential development. Restatement (Second) of Torts 550 (stating that one party to a transaction is subject to liability if he conceals or intentionally prevents the other party from acquiring material information); Restatement (Second) of Torts 551 (explaining that one party to a business transaction is under a duty to exercise reasonable care to disclose to the other before the transaction is consummated in certain circumstances); accord LEM 2Q, LLC v. Guaranty Nat'l Title Co., 144 A.3d 174, 182 (Pa. Super. was basic to the transaction. (See Doc. 100-5, Ex. Considering that this cost is a significant percentage of the overall purchase price of $170,000, and that it was necessary to perform the work to use the property, and resolving any doubt in favor of Appellants, we conclude that the existence of the sewer defect was a fact basic to the transaction.). See 66 F.3d at 611. However what surprised us most was the high level of excellent customer service from the firms staff! 100-28, Ex. No. 100-5, Ex. The Judge immediately ruled in favor of PGCC and Concert on all counts and determined that The Class has no claims to present to a jury. Id. . Ultimately, only Concert Philmont took title to any property. Id. No. No. Cases involving employment discrimination (gender, age, religion, etc. PCC's property included two 18-hole golf courses (the North Course and the South Course), which spanned approximately 296 acres of land. No. The Class serves the report of its expert Chris Foux regarding how much The Class is owed. A [Meyer]: Uhm, I don't recall, but it was a significant time frame after we completed the sale.).) Pa. 2008), to show when there is a duty to speak under Pennsylvania law. (Doc. No. This includes affirmative suppression of the truth with the intent to deceive. Id. 116-9, Ex. 1491 at 53; Doc. And there is insufficient evidence in the record from which a reasonable juror could find that Ridgewood and CGP's relationship-and their subsequent profits-were basic to the transaction. ), On November 21, Plotnick emailed Nanula his thoughts on some deal points as well as a few tweaks to [the] deal structure. (Doc. No. . To get in contact, fill out the form below, or call 888.952.5242. at 40:16-42:21 (Q: So given that, given your goal of maximizing return, if two potential bidders are - if they are talking with one another about their offers, would you agree that by doing that they are interfering with your goal to maximize the return for the members? 100-29, Ex. No. (Doc. Pennsylvania. (Compare Doc. No. 100-28, Ex. X at 80:1 81:6; Doc. Although the dictionary gives as an example a party to the contract,' the Court does not consider that to be the universe of parties who can take part in a transaction. (quoting Black's Law Dictionary 1297 (10th ed. Metal on Metal Hip Lawsuits & Settlements, Indian Law, Tribal Governance, Native Owned Businesses, Ruling granting class certification. A.) No. Section 550 applies to fraudulent concealment claims (i.e., active concealment), while Section 551 applies to fraudulent nondisclosure claims (i.e., mere silence). (Doc. Meyer wrote about the potential advantages of a transaction with CGP, including that CGP would: (1) pay off all of [PCC's] current debt and obligations (mortgage, line of credit, capital leases and other) which approximates $1,000,000; (2) commit to invest approximately $4,000,000 into the Club immediately over a 12-24 month time frame; (3) commit to fund ongoing capital reserves at 34% of annual revenues, equat[ing] to approximately $1,000,000 over a five year period; (4) commit an additional $5,000,000 towards various agreed upon projects [u]pon closing the real estate deal; (5) freeze dues increases for two to three years and limit annual increases thereafter; (6) eliminate assessments; and (7) guarantee [] maintaining 27 holes of golf after the South Course land [] sold. (Id.) 100-28, Ex. (Doc. Full title:NORTH PENN TOWNS, LP, directly and as assignee of Philmont Country Club, Court:United States District Court, E.D. This is a fact basic to the transaction.) with id., illustration 4 (A sells to B a dwelling house, knowing that B is acting in the mistaken belief that a highway is planned that will pass near the land and enhance its value. A (showing that CGP stated that, upon closing of a real estate transaction on the 60-acre Property, it would commit to fund $5 million in a second phase capital projects). The Court held oral argument on the motions on July 19, 2022. at 120:10-121:2 (I mean everything that they undertook required it to be redone or needs to be redone again . . No. (Id. at 118:3-9. Metropolitan and NPT were at times referred to interchangeably in the record. at 29:15-31:10.) ), The agreed-upon Initial Capital Projects consisted of: renovating the men's and women's locker rooms so that they met a modern country club standard; improving the North Course bunker, cart path, greens, and drainage and removing trees; renovating the pool and pool area; and upgrading the HVAC infrastructure. And the record reflects that because of PCC's distressed financial circumstances, it did not push back during negotiations with the Concert Defendants or halt the transaction even when it believed it could have or should have received more monetary consideration in exchange for selling the Club and Property. The mere fact that Ridgewood showed interest in making an offer to PCC and followed up with telephone calls does not mean that they were parties to a transaction, whether business-related or not. And, the Court is even less persuaded by NPT's contention that Meyer's testimony that the Defendants' relationship was disconcerting shows that relationship went to the essence of the transaction. In addition, Plotnick requested that Ridgewood receive a $10,000 monthly management fee (split according to the 60/40 investment) that would be capped at 24 months; the management fee would be a cost to both parties, and reimbursed with the costs in the first step of the waterfall. (Id. Co., 920 F.Supp. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Second-and most importantly-the Court only determined that the fraud claim as alleged in the initial Complaint sounded in tort. Those cases arose in different contexts. (Id. However, the amount of money the club saves from lowering refund amounts greatly outweighs the amount they have to pay in a few lawsuits over the refunds. . ' (citing Bucci, 591 F.Supp.2d at 783) (emphasis added).) (Id. No. (Id.) No. Although the Court does not rely on this in so holding, the Court notes that as of January 20, 2017before the PSA was executed-the Township was aware that Ridgewood and CGP were working together. Disagreements over what inferences may be drawn from the facts, even undisputed ones, preclude summary judgment. ), Following Plotnick and Meyer's October 10 phone call, Nanula had a 42-minute conversation with Plotnick. T.) NPT's revised proposal included a chart comparing NPT/Metropolitan's proposals side-by-side to CGP's proposal. Nanula also stated that he would work on a preliminary proposal to share [that] week. (Id.) ), Silverman is a Certified Public Accountant and a business advisor. No. . D at 282:10-24; see also id. The following week, on October 10, Plotnick emailed the same documents to Matthew Glavin at Morningstar Golf & Hospitality, LLC. 149-1 at 48; see also Doc. (Id.) No. ), Meyer testified that he did not believe that anyone from Ridgewood ever professed to him concerns about the condition of or risks associated with developing the Property, though he could not fully recall. Although this Court has held that CGP and Nanula were not parties to the PSA (see Doc. Plantation Golf and Country Club is governed through bylaws established when the club first opened. No. 21 to Ex. The key difference between the two is that a defendant can only be held liable for fraudulent nondisclosure under 551 if a duty to disclose exists, while a defendant can be held liable for active concealment under 500 even if a duty to disclose does not exist. a. (Doc. (Id.) No. NPT is correct-it is undisputed that Defendants did not disclose that they were working together. at 177-79.) S.) Stallone stated, Yes, but that was with all the environmental and zoning contingencies that you said the club was no longer interested in accepting. (Id.) Plotnick added, In the meantime, we will continue to stand on the sidelines and let you do your thing. Filing 1 COMPLAINT against CONCERT GOLF PARTNERS, LLC, CONCERT PHILMONT PROPERTIES, LLC, CONCERT PHILMONT, LLC, JONATHAN (Id. I think that shows we are for real and committed to getting this deal done.). ), The record reflects that what was basic to the transaction was the fact that the Concert entities would pay off PCC's debt, ensure capital funding, make approximately $4 million in initial capital expenditures, an additional approximately $5 million in capital expenditures upon the sale of the Property, and take over all operations of the Club. On October 26, Nanula toured the Philmont Club. 13), and the Court granted the motion in part and denied the motion in part (Doc. 149-1 at 63; Doc. The initial burden of demonstrating that there are no genuine issues of material fact falls on the moving party. On July 22, 2015, NPT and NVR entered into a Lot Purchase Agreement (LPA), which provided that NPT would sell the individual lots to NVR. ([W]e are offering [PCC] $5 million 100% guarantee for the 9-holes. A: [I]f I knew that that was his intention . 53 at 53-57; see id. 16 (October 19, 2018 resignation email from Mitch Russell, stating, There is no regard for the agreement between Philmont and Concert golf [sic] and I will clearly go on the record of saying Concert stole Philmont and to date has yet to live up to any of the declarations in the agreement . Anderson, 477 U.S. at 252. 100-5, Ex. 17-1694, 2018 WL 827433, at *5 (E.D. In the separate escrow agreement contract, to which Guaranty was a party, the agreement itself conclusively sets forth Guaranty's duties and must be strictly construed.); Gaines v. Krawczyk, 354 F.Supp.2d 573 (W.D. No. No. . (Id.) (ii) to honor its commitment to retain 9 holes of the South Course (or to at least offer an acceptable alternative in light of its refusal to comply with the terms of our Agreement of Sale regarding the South Course), (iii) to provide evidence of the capital it has spent to date, (iv) to provide evidence of its retention of the capital reserves generated as a percentage of Member revenues as required under our Agreement of Sale, and (v) to create and implement a business plan that honors its obligations under our Agreement of Sale to return Philmont to an elite' country club status. (emphasis added)). ), The Initial Capital Projects and Phase II Capital Projects delineated in the PSA's exhibits are identical to the capital improvement projects outlined in CGP's November 1, 2016 proposal to PCC, with one exception: moving and constructing a new maintenance facility was not part of the original proposal. A.) (Doc. It is clear that NPT believes it has been wronged. (Doc. . Pa. Oct. 11, 2017) ([I]t is generally inappropriate for a court to grant summary judgment based solely on a failure to prove damages flowing from a demonstrated breach of contract.); see also Interlink Grp. Contrary to NPT's assertion, this does not show that Ridgewood's and CGP's secret agreement . The Club at Renaissance, Concert Golfs most recent acquisition, is located within an exclusive South Florida community. Trade & Fin. No. (Doc. (Doc. No. (See Doc. (We would like for everything to be pro rata. Namely, the FFE Agreement provided that the defendants would provide cash and all finance advisory services necessary to generate earnings, the plaintiff would receive 99.9% of the net profits, and when the FFE was dissolved, the plaintiff would receive distributions equal to $4 million. 5 to Ex. VENICE What began as one lawsuit seeking a refund of an equity membership in the Plantation Golf & Country Club will go to trial next year as a class action involving hundreds of plaintiffs. See The Roskamp Inst., Inc. v. Alzheimer's Inst. . 100-5, Ex. No. Judgment will be entered against a party who fails to sufficiently establish any element essential to that party's case and who bears the ultimate burden of proof at trial. . We disagree. (emphasis added). No. ), On December 20, NPT sent Meyer a revised proposal to buy the Property. (Doc. No. Under the DSA, Ridgewood Philmont is paid a management fee for providing development services. Scrape 2.5m here.; and (3) Split remainder 60-40. (Doc. Because a party to a transaction is broader than a party to a contract, the fact that CGP and Nanula were not parties to the PSA is not dispositive. The lawsuit said Sylvia Coleman was unfairly fired from her job as a detention officer in 2018, just days after she was offered the position. At no point did Ridgewood formally offer to purchase the Property or any portion thereof. Mr. Christian was a legal advisor for the Special Operations Aviation Command and served as a legal assistance attorney for the XVIII Airborne Corps in Fort Bragg, NC, where he also served as the Chief of the Federal Litigation Division. 125-14, 173.) A (agreement between NPT and PCC, stating that the land to be sold is comprised of approximately 61.60 gross acres); id., Ex. As Jonathan mentioned, we very much intend to put a proposal in front of you, that at the least, we hope will open the stage for further discussion); Doc. No. A does not disclose to B the fact that no highway is actually planned. The Initial Capital Projects were to be completed within two years of the closing date (i.e., before March 2019). ; see also id. 149-1 at 86. (ahf) (Entered: 12/31/2018), DocketSummons Issued as to CONCERT GOLF PARTNERS, CONCERT PHILMONT, LLC. (See Doc. Corp., Civil Action No. He served 4 years of active duty service in the Army as a Judge Advocate with the rank of Captain. . 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